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[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

I can't think of why you'd do this if you're a liberal candidate

Either benny talks past you and uses his usual debatebro 'tactic' of slapping down so many lies you can't refute them all and you look like a moron, or he's buddy-buddy with you which is arguably worse

Neither of those would be appealing to any liberal voters I can think of. It's like this idiot is trying to appeal to the Bill Maher crowd, I mean he even looks like Bill

They're already trying to manifest another loss 2 years out

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

His first episode last year was featuring Charlie Kirk though....I wonder if Ben is now marked

[–] LeninsBeard@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

The Liz Truss of American politicians

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago

Ben Shapiro isn't even a relevant figure on the right anymore. Gaza was a breaking point for The Daily Wire. In the fallout from it he alienated and boosted Candace Owens along with most of his other former staff. Now he's taking on Nick Fuentes and losing because Shapiro's base is the same 18-50 demographic that Fuentes and the other open antisemites target more effectively. His viewership has completely fallen off as he tries to die on the hill of "be every kind of bigot except antisemite". There is no audience for Gavin Newsom to convince out of their politics.

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago

If Newsom wins, he is going to be the most blue fash imaginable. He would crack your skull for just suggesting we reduce ICE funding at all. He already tries to use CHP as his own personal army, and CHP seems more violent than a lot of local police when it comes to riot response.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My best guess, showing you’re in touch with “the cool kids” and showing how dems have learned their lesson and how “we ain’t so bad”.

If this was even a progressive going on normally right-wing media to try to make make leftist ideas less scary for people who never hear them outside of strawmen, that would be one thing. But knowing Newscum it’s just going to be a hour of “pwetty pwease say I’m one of the good ones, senpai?”

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 month ago

Yep, seems like he’s utilizing the same consultants who told Kamala to buddy up with the Cheneys for…reasons.

Bah, who am I kidding, they don’t need consultants for ideas this bad. They’re establishment dems after all, this comes naturally.

[–] footfaults@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 month ago

The glib/snarky reply is that he's not a liberal candidate. He's trying to run as a centrist Democrat

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 39 points 1 month ago

I can't think of a democrat I trust less than Gavin Newsom. The openly right-wing ones are at least honest. The social fascists at least pretend to want a few of the same policy goals. Kamala Harris is at least too incompetent to lie about who she is. Newsom is one of those candidate-for-antichrist politicians who ooze the same energy as a used car salesman, but only seducing the most insufferable people you know. He's competent enough to lie about who he is, but not competent enough to represent a lie worth believing in.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 33 points 1 month ago

They're gonna compete for who can claim to hate trans people and the homeless more.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

having ben shapiro on is funny because of how out of touch it is, that man is completely washed. the daily wire is running on momentum from their big initial investment but there's no gas in the tank, so i suspect he only has about two years left, maximum, before he's completely forgotten about (unless he manages to pivot to cbs which now that i say it seems extremely likely).

[–] trabpukcip@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

whywhywhywhywhy why why why why why

Who wants this?

I mean, I know why he thinks he's doing it, but fuck

He's doing it because so, so, so many people absorb and regurgitate right wing thought because it absolutely proliferates in our society (funny how that happens) and becomes the accepted default understanding of things (Immigrants? Bad. Feminism? Bad. Taxes? Bad. Democrats? They do taxes and give it to immigrants, bad).

Anyone who grew up in an "apolitical" or conservative community knows this already. I guess ol gruesome newsom thinks platforming one of the right's main propagandists will...help dispell the right's propaganda...somehow...? In his arrogance he thinks he can outwit benbag sharpie and finally break through to the frothing chuds and clueless rubes.

I'd wish him luck but he's not gonna need it

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

you don't understand the fact that shapiro is no longer popular is what makes him such a good fit for the democrat bigwigs

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 month ago

they'll be sharing tips on the best way to feed minorities into a woodchipper

[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

the joe rogan of the 'left' must also be extremely fucking brainless